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Count from one to ten.

Mother tells her children thisand is works if they are angry.

Count to ten when you recognise stress coming. It does not matter if you do it loudly or quietly.

This is often all you need to do.

Many prefer to count down instead and as they count down to zero, it feels as if their stress is slowly going down.

Take a deep breath.

Inhale taking deep long slow breaths. Through your nostrils slowly breathe in and fill your lungs completely. Hold your breath to the count of four. Then slowly exhale through your mouth.

Repeat a few times and as your breathing becomes slower, a calm and relaxed feeing takes over. This, like counting, is an easy way to reduce your stress level.

In addition,  as you breathe in and hold your breath, you create a picture in your mind of all stress slowly diffusing into your lungs and as you exhale, you are forcing stress out for a calmer and more relaxed you.

You can also use a stress relief squeez ball.

Get up and walk about.

This is a good way to gain stress relief quickly.

When the task is very stressful, get up and walk away from it. I do not mean walk away from it for good. It gives your mind a break. You now have time to come to grips with is as you calm down.

By doing this you are removing a stressful problem from the forefront of your mind and allow your Subconscious Mind to find solution options. The eponymous Morgan Stanley, when he could not find a solution to a problem, would suddenly drop what he was doing and play a game of solitaire. It was’nt long before in his mind, several ideas came foward.

You can go for a walk especially in the park. There is something relaxing when you are near to nature. Your body’s frequency synchronises with the frequency of earth. As your brainwave level slows down you enjoy tranquillity and peace. You become relaxed and calm. You can get the vacuum cleaner out and clean the house. From your mind you are removing the problem. When you do this, you will notice a different feeling and approach to your task.

In addition exercise relieves stress.

It is recognised that exercise reduces stress.

Write a Journal or talk to someone.

An excellent stress buster. Talking to someone is in a way sharing your problem. If that someone is experienced in your field, you may get some invaluable tips. It opens your mind to a wider approach to your problem. It may feel, by sharing your problem, you are no longer isolated. You are not alone.

A single thought or idea that could be the solution to your problem, is perhaps the best stress buster. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Bad stress becomes good stress that produces maximum efficiency.

Writing a journal is good for relieving stress. It anchors what specific things are stressing you. Transferring it into words on paper means you can either keep or discard. It releases the stress. If you have no one to talk to or you are alone with a stressful problem, put it in your stress journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing.